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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2019

Japan beverage-maker AGF to launch trial sales of domestic coffee around 2022

Beverage-maker Ajinomoto AGF Inc. will launch trial sales of coffee made from beans grown on Tokunoshima, an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, in around 2022.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019

'Man, God & Nature in the Ancient World: Masterpieces from The Al Thani Collection'

Nov. 6-Feb. 9, 2020
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 6, 2019

FCC wants to know if Huawei gear is near U.S. military bases

U.S. officials plan to assess where equipment from Huawei Technologies Co. has been installed, and would be concerned if it's found near domestic military bases, the head of the Federal Communications Commission has said.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Nov 6, 2019

Capturing the visual splendor of countryside Japan

The Japan Times Satoyama Consortium held a photo contest to expand interest and awareness in satoyama — a Japanese term referring to woodlands in rural areas maintained by area residents. The general public and relevant parties submitted photos in hopes of capturing the beauty of satoyama.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 6, 2019

From cat videos to credit cards, Amazon says customers have to secure own data

Amazon's cloud computing customers have to decide themselves how best to protect sensitive information online, a senior executive said Tuesday, following accusations by U.S. lawmakers that the web giant has not done enough to secure data on its servers.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2019

Damage to Japan's farm industry by typhoons Faxai and Hagibis reaches ¥253 billion

The cost of damage to the nation's agriculture, forestry and fishing industries by powerful typhoons Faxai and Hagibis had reached ¥253.37 billion as of Tuesday morning, the agriculture ministry said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2019

Mitsubishi to shut Singapore oil-trading unit after losses by trader

Trading house Mitsubishi Corp. said Wednesday it will shut down a Singapore unit that trades crude oil and petroleum products after alleging earlier that a trader racked up $320 million of losses in unauthorized trading.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 6, 2019

Methane-measuring satellite mission will be based in New Zealand

A satellite mission to measure global methane emissions from oil and gas facilities will be based in New Zealand, the government said on Wednesday, in a collaboration with a U.S. environmental group.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 6, 2019

Abandoned pup in Australia is actually endangered dingo

A DNA test has revealed that a stray dog found in the yard of a home on Australia's east coast is a rare purebred dingo, rather than an abandoned puppy as rescuers first thought.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2019

Trump-backed Kentucky governor loses election; Democrats seize Virginia legislature

U.S. Democrats scored an upset victory in Kentucky on Tuesday over a Republican governor backed by President Donald Trump and seized control of the state legislature in Virginia, where anti-Trump sentiment in the suburbs remained a potent force.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2019

Trump administration to auction off Arctic Alaskan oil and gas sites next month

The Trump administration said on Tuesday it will be auctioning off nearly 4 million acres (1.6 million hectares) of land in Arctic Alaska for oil development next month, and it is promising much more territory will be open to development in the future.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 6, 2019

New method used to forecast 80% chance of El Nino in 2020

The complex El Nino weather pattern, which can bring disastrous heavy rainfall and long droughts to countries around the Pacific — from Peru to Indonesia and Australia — will probably emerge again in 2020, researchers have predicted.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 6, 2019

Labor shortages in Japan's construction sector provide unexpected economic boost

As Japan's construction firms are squeezed by the tightest labor market since the 1970s and a rapidly aging population, they are pouring investment into technology — and providing unexpected support to an economy reeling from the bitter U.S.-China trade war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2019

Despite Japan’s quest to go cashless, nation’s growing elderly population proves reluctant

Cash is king in Japan, and more so for the country's fast-aging population who are still deeply reluctant to give it up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2019

Asahi to again slash full-year forecast as overseas push leaves brewer vulnerable

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. lowered its annual sales and profit forecast again as its $22 billion push into overseas markets makes Japan's largest brewer more vulnerable to currency swings.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 6, 2019

The theater hoping to create a 100-year legacy

Months after it opened its doors, Theatre E9 Kyoto is pressing on with its plan to foster local talent and stage local theater productions in the city
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019

'Scale Puzzle'

Nov. 7-Dec.1
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019

The power of cultural and economic capital

Compared to exhibitions in which art objects are meant to seduce us into epiphanic transcendence, the works in "Surface and Custom," a group show at Shiseido Gallery organized by Berlin-based artists Jay Chung and Q Takeki Maeda, are more akin to frank expositions about the exchange of cultural and economic...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019

'Umeda Tetsuya: On the Origin of Voices'

Nov. 2-Jan. 13, 2020
PRESS / Publications
Nov 6, 2019

『英語でガイドする日本 海外ゲストが行きたい西日本の名所』

 株式会社ジャパンタイムズ出版(本社:東京都千代田区、取締役社長:伊藤秀樹)は、『英語でガイドする日本 海外ゲストが行きたい西日本の名所』を出版しました。

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